RETORTING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

retorting

verb

present participle of retort

as in responding

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"

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Officers responding to a report of a stabbing found Dodge, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Friday’s exhibition contest featured a 22-0 KU run in the first half, the Jayhawks responding to Pitt State grabbing an early 22-21 lead.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

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The Federal Trade Commission warns that even replying to an unexpected text can confirm that a scammer has reached a working telephone number.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
According to SeniorMatch’s photo-verification guide, members must complete photo verification before interacting with other users, including sending or replying to messages.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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Kansas’ junior Republican senator spent roughly 30 minutes answering questions from a Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce moderator.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
The harder question is one the West has been quietly answering the same way for three hundred years, and the answer sits at the heart of the Enlightenment.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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Chaim Goodman-Strauss, one of the mathematicians behind the hat proof and an outreach mathematician at the National Museum of Mathematics, wrote a preprint reacting to the Chair44 results.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
An update on how consumers are reacting to high prices will be released Thursday.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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